Any idea why the original estimates for water flows weren’t enough? Have there been an increasing number of “once-in-a-century” storms and downpours?
I know we are seeing that here on the East Coast with this heat wave. I wouldn’t call it a “wave,” though - it’s been this way since before the first day of Summer. God forbid it’s just the way Summer is going to be, from now on.
That is a question people have been asking for the last 20 years -- every time they release sewage into the Lake. THere has never been a satisfactory answer. One excuse is that some of the older communities have their storm sewers and their sanitary sewers merged. It will cost a fortune to retrofit a correction. The decision was made 20 years ago that it was too expensive, and thus we have this problem with every big rain.
This storm came on the heels of another big one 2 weeks ago. People had just finished cleaning up when they were hit again. 8 homes in one neighborhood saw their basements collapse. Three have already been razed, and 5 have been evacuated.